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magic and the occult - events| 1486 | Europe | Malleus maleficarum/The Hammer of Witches, a book accepting the existence and powers of witches, is published. It is written by two Dominican monks, Heinrich Krämer and Jakob Spränger, and authorized by Pope Innocent VIII. It becomes infamous for encouraging witch-hunts throughout Europe over the next few centuries. | | 1555 | France | The French astrologer Michel de Nostradame publishes his Centuries, a book of predictions for the next 500 years. | | 1736 | UK | The laws against witchcraft are repealed in England. The last person executed under them was Jane Wenham from the village of Walkern, Hertfordshire, in 1712. |
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